For eight centuries, the conquest of Constantinople, now Istanbul Turkey was a dream for the Muslim commanders. Ever since the era of the revered companion, Mu'awiyah Ibn Abu Sufyan, there had been ...

Michael Muhammad Knight's Muhammad: Forty Introductions asks two questions at the same time — or asks the same two questions 40 times. One is explicit: How should we think about the prophet Muhammad?

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A Feb. 9 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a man delivering a lecture with foreboding music playing in the background. “Very few people realize it was the Catholics that started Islam.

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The Greatest is gone. We might never see one like him again. Muhammad Ali, the lyrical heavyweight showman who thrilled the globe with his sublime boxing style, unpredictable wit, and gentle ...

The Muslim Prophet Muhammad had multiple wives. What's False There are no historical accounts of the Prophet committing rape or torturing people; he was known for freeing slaves, not "dealing" them.